Boys' name · since 1885
Alejandro
146,624 babies named Alejandro in U.S. Social Security records since 1885, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #233 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #195 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 146,624
- born since 1885
- 2000s
- peak decade
146,624 babies have been named Alejandro since 1885, making it today's #195 boys' name.
Alejandro has 146,624 recorded births among boys since 1885, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #195 as of the latest data, more common than 99% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 2025.
- #233 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #195 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 146,624 born since 1885
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alejandro ranks #233 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #195 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 146,624 born since 1885, peaking in the 2000s.
- #233 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #195 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 146,624
- born since 1885
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alejandro's 146,624 recorded births place it above 99.48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Alejandro compares
146,624 Top 2% higher than 98% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Alejandro's all-time total is 397x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alejandro | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 146,624 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 4,557 | 34 | 22,252 |
Alejandro's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alejandro's full recorded timeline at 1962, 97% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 3% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1885, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 4,557 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alejandro popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 4,557
- Annual births at peak, across 141 years of records
Alejandro popularity over time - girls
846 total births recorded since 1932 (Alejandro as girls' name)
Alejandro by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (43,118 births, 29% of the file).
2000s was Alejandro's strongest decade.
43,118 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Alejandro births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 10
1880s
10 births
- 1890s 10
1890s
10 births
- 1900s 66
1900s
66 births
- 1910s 228
1910s
228 births
- 1920s 732
1920s
732 births
- 1930s 775
1930s
775 births
- 1940s 938
1940s
938 births
- 1950s 1,713
1950s
1,713 births
- 1960s 3,099
1960s
3,099 births
- 1970s 9,134
1970s
9,134 births
- 1980s 15,316
1980s
15,316 births
- 1990s
1990s
35,178 births
- 2000s
2000s
43,118 births
- 2010s
2010s
25,033 births
- 2020s 11,274
2020s
11,274 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 43,118 births (29% of all-time use).
How Alejandro compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Alejandro's total volume
Alejandro by state
Where Alejandro concentrates geographically, total births since 1885
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 48,532 | 33.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 32,966 | 22.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 10,412 | 7.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 8,044 | 5.5% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 6,232 | 4.3% |
| #6 | New York | | 5,400 | 3.7% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 2,463 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Washington | | 2,372 | 1.6% |
48,532 of 146,624 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Alejandro appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alejandro's data
- Alejandro's decade-level peak was the 2000s (43,118 total births); usage has since declined to 11,274 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Alejandros (48,532 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alejandro: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~140 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1885–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Alejandro draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.